“Johnny Depp’s statement, after Amber Heard ended their 15-month marriage,
was blunt:
‘Given the brevity of this marriage and the most recent and tragic loss of
his mother, Johnny will not respond to any of the salacious false stories,
gossip, misinformation and lies ...’
Need I tell you that Depp’s pronunciamento didn’t stop the gossip?”
Doug Camilli; Depp Just Wants to Get This Over With; Montreal Gazette
Canada); May 28, 2016.

If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I
would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a
Frenchman ... because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I
French. -Montesquieu, philosopher, lawyer, and writer (18 Jan 1689-1755)